Storm Thorgerson

The story of how I came to discover Storm Thorgerson is a peculiar one, being that I had admired and even owned some of his work without knowing who he was. Thorgerson is a graphic designer from England who has created and designed some of the most interesting works of art I have ever seen, not to mention the fact that he is responsible for a few of the greatest album covers in history. The thing I like the most about his work is the recurring theme of multitudes of unusual images, providing visual evidence of the power of repetition. I first admired this theme in his work, without actually knowing of him, on the cover of an album I own, Absolution by Muse (seen above). He has also designed album covers for Led Zeppelin, Dream Theater, Audioslave, Styx, and Yes, his most famous piece of cover art being by far the one he created for Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon album. For more of his iconic work, you can visit his website at http://www.stormthorgerson.com/.